22 U.S.C. § 7814 — Actions to promote freedom of information

(a) Actions (1) In general The President may take actions needed to increase information available inside North Korea^* by increasing sources not controlled by North Korea’s Government, including outside-broadcast radios, USB drives, micro SD cards, audio and video players, cell phones, Wi-Fi, wireless internet, web pages, the internet, wireless telecommunications, and other electronic media that shares information. (2) Distribution Consistent with the sense of Congress in section 7813 of this title, the President, through the Secretary of State, may distribute or provide grants to distribute information-receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other information sources into North Korea, including those listed in paragraph (1). To carry out this paragraph, the President may issue regulations to help information flow freely into North Korea. (3) Research and development grant program Under the authorizations in paragraphs (1) and (2) to increase information sources and their distribution, the President, through the Secretary of State, may create a grant program for eligible entities to develop or distribute new products or methods, or both, that make it easier for North Koreans^* to access outside information. The program may use public-private partnerships. (4) Culture Consistent with the sense of Congress in section 7813 of this title, the Broadcasting Board of Governors may include American, Korean, Chinese, and other popular music, television, movies, and popular cultural references in its programming. (5) Rights and laws Consistent with the sense of Congress in section 7813 of this title, the Broadcasting Board of Governors should broadcast to North Korea in Korean information about rights, laws, and freedoms provided through the North Korean Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and other applicable treaties or international agreements binding North Korea. (6) Religious minorities Efforts under this subsection to improve access to information should include religious communities and should be coordinated with the Office of International Religious Freedom to have the greatest effect on the rights of religious people in North Korea. (7) Broadcasting report No later than—(A) 180 days after July 20, 2018, the Secretary of State, consulting with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, must send the appropriate congressional committees^* a report with a detailed plan to improve broadcasting content to reach new audiences and increase listening; and (B) September 30, 2022, and each year afterward for the next 5 years, the Secretary of State, consulting with the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, must send those committees a report including—(i) how effective actions under this section and sections 5583 and 5584 of the Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2022 have been, including audience and listening data, device distribution and use, and use of technological development and advances; (ii) the United States Government funds spent under section 403; and (iii) other suitable information needed to fully inform Congress about efforts related to this section. (b) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general The law authorizes $3,000,000 to be appropriated to the President for each fiscal year from 2005 through 2022 to carry out subsection (a). (2) Availability Money appropriated under paragraph (1) may remain available until it is spent. (c) Report No later than 1 year after October 18, 2004, and every year through 2022, the Secretary of State, after consulting with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, must send the appropriate congressional committees a classified report on actions taken under this section. (d) Information technology study No later than 180 days after enactment of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2015, the President must send the appropriate congressional committees a classified report with a detailed plan to make unrestricted, unmonitored, and inexpensive electronic mass communications available to North Korea’s people.